Q. I’m a person with a disability, and/or uses a wheelchair, and/or a medical condition, and I need some help using the library. Who should I contact for assistance?

Assistance from Staff

Any University of Wyoming student, faculty member, staff member, or other library user who needs help using the Libraries' facilities or collections should contact the Libraries' staff.

• Coe Library
  • Coe Help Desk, Coe main floor (phone: 307-766-3190 or email: libcirc@uwyo.edu),
  • Research Help, (phone: 307-766-2070; toll-free phone: 1-800-442-6757; email: coeref@uwyo.edu; text via SMS: 307-460-4336),
  • Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections, Coe Library room 309 (phone: 307-766-2027 or email: chisumrr@uwyo.edu).
• Brinkerhoff Geology Library Circulation Desk, Geology Building room 121 (phone: 308-766-3374 or email: georef@uwyo.edu),
• Learning Resource Center Circulation Desk, Education Building room 222 (phone: 307-766-2527 or email: libcirc@uwyo.edu),
• Rocky Mountain Herbarium Library, Aven Nelson Building third floor:  Libraries provide the non-circulating collection; the Botany Department provides space and staff assistance.  Contact the Botany Department at 307-766-2384.

Additional services are provided by University Disability Support Services (UDSS). They are in Knight Hall 109. Phone (TTY): (307)-766-3073; Fax: 307-766-3298; email: udss@uwyo.edu.

Wheelchair Access

If materials are too difficult to access, there are two options. The first is to ask at any library Help Desk for a staff member to accompany you to the stacks to obtain the books. The second is to use the "Hold for me" service to have the book pulled (aka "paged"). Find your book with QuickSearch and sign in. Then, click on "Hold for Me" located under the Physical Availability section of an item page. Materials will be pulled and ready for pickup within two business days.

See also UDSS's Safety Tips for an Emergency Evacuation and Transit and Parking Services' Parking for Individuals with Disabilities.

If materials are too high to reach, you may request those titles through Request It and pick them up at that libraries' circulation desk.